What do you think is the most overrated lens ever ?
Eiro Goldmember 1,368 posts Likes: 27 Joined Dec 2009 Location: U.S. More info | Jun 11, 2011 17:51 | #1 What do you think is the most overrated lens ever ? Get out and shoot
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Sandoz Member 177 posts Joined May 2011 More info | Jun 11, 2011 17:56 | #2 24-70L -Jake
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jp129 Senior Member  294 posts Joined May 2010 Location: TEXAS More info | Jun 11, 2011 17:57 | #3 50mm f/1.0L, IMO of course. DRIVER > GLASS > BODY
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MGiddingsPhotography Senior Member  964 posts Likes: 10 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK More info | Jun 11, 2011 17:58 | #4 |
thestone11 Goldmember  1,203 posts Joined May 2011 Location: Edmonton, Alberta More info | Jun 11, 2011 17:59 | #5 Canon 50mm f/1.8 Canon 5D MK II | Fuji X100 | Canon T2i | Canon 100mm macro f/2.8 | Canon 135L f/2 | Canon 50mm f/1.2 L | 17-40mm f/4 L | 24-70mm f/2.8 L | 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM |Canon 430EX II Flash X2 | Pocketwizard TT5 & TT1
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MOkoFOko nut impotent and avoiding Geoff  19,889 posts Likes: 22 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Michigan More info | Jun 11, 2011 18:01 | #6 MGiddings Photography wrote in post #12576859  Canon 50 1.8 Mk2. thestone11 wrote in post #12576862 Canon 50mm f/1.8 For $100, what the heck are you comparing it to?
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TuanTime Senior Member 759 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2009 More info | Somehow I knew the 50mm 1.8 would be here but....I love mine...
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TuanTime Senior Member 759 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2009 More info | Jun 11, 2011 18:03 | #8 MOkoFOko wrote in post #12576870 For $100, what the heck are you comparing it to? It's not nearly as good as the 50mm f/1.2L LOL you can't really compare it with anything, the f/1.8 is in it's own class.
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Jun 11, 2011 18:04 | #9 jp129 wrote in post #12576851 50mm f/1.0L, IMO of course. You know.....I honestly thought the same. I've shot with it before. A buddy of mine had it before he moved to South America and sold it off. I just did not see a big difference in IQ between my 1.2 and his 1.0 really. Get out and shoot
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jp129 Senior Member 294 posts Joined May 2010 Location: TEXAS More info | Jun 11, 2011 18:07 | #10 Eiro wrote in post #12576886 You know.....I honestly thought the same. I've shot with it before. A buddy of mine had it before he moved to South America and sold it off. I just did not see a big difference in IQ between my 1.2 and his 1.0 really. It'd be a "cool" lens to own (bragging rights & history mainly), but practical application, it is definitely not worth the premium over the 50mm f/1.2L. I agree I did not see a significant difference in IQ between those 2. Again, YMMV. DRIVER > GLASS > BODY
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Jun 11, 2011 18:10 | #11 17-55 Canon 5dmkIII, Sigma 15mm f/2.8FE; 35mm f/1.4; Canon EF70-200 f/2.8L IS II; --- YN560 x 7
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MOkoFOko nut impotent and avoiding Geoff 19,889 posts Likes: 22 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Michigan More info | Jun 11, 2011 18:14 | #12 Eiro wrote in post #12576886 You know.....I honestly thought the same. I've shot with it before. A buddy of mine had it before he moved to South America and sold it off. I just did not see a big difference in IQ between my 1.2 and his 1.0 really. That's 2/3 of a stop difference, and some serious blur points. There's really nothing else like it, so it's difficult to claim it's overrated. The 1200mm f/5.6 may as well be overrated as well.
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Jun 11, 2011 18:18 | #13 MOkoFOko wrote in post #12576928 That's 2/3 of a stop difference, and some serious blur points. There's really nothing else like it, so it's difficult to claim it's overrated. The 1200mm f/5.6 may as well be overrated as well. Thats true,but lets put it this way. If I had a choice between the 50L 1.0 and the 200L 1.8....Which do you think I would salivate over the most and get it in a hearbeat....granted of course they are in different FL. Get out and shoot
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DarthVader There is no such thing as Title Fairy ever  6,513 posts Likes: 42 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Death Star More info | Jun 11, 2011 18:20 | #14 50mm f/1.8 II is definitely underrated. Nikon/Fuji.
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spamster Senior Member  More info | Jun 11, 2011 18:30 | #15 50mm f/1.8. For $100 comparison? Many of the MF lenses you can pick up off Ebay for under that much including the adapter.
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